Monthly Archives: July 2011

Congratulations to the winners of the first nine challenges! I decided to go ahead and create a card for the last challenge. This challenge is to add a stamped focal point over a stamped background, all in the same layer. … Continue reading →

The sixth challenge for Stamp-a-faire is to use the little notch technique to hold twine or ribbon in place across the cover of your project. Here is the example from Nichole. I created a girly baby card for this challenge. … Continue reading →

The fifth challenge for Stamp-a-faire is to take a solid shape and create your own custom “faux” border. Here is the example from Michelle. After looking through all my stamps, I decided to use the bracket from take note to … Continue reading →

The third challenge for Stamp-a-faire is to punch a window from a card cover and tie ribbon or twine from the window to the side of your card. Here is the example from Heather. This is my favorite challenge so … Continue reading →

The second challenge for Stamp-a-faire is pairing up a hot pink, like Raspberry Fizz, with a charcoal grey (like Smokey Shadow) Here is the example from Dawn. I used some punched circles for the grey and a die cut and … Continue reading →

Today is Stamp-a-faire with Papertrey Ink. For those who couldn’t attend, they are having challenges all day. The first challenge is create a project featuring patterned strips that are created with some of your favorite decorative elements. Here is the … Continue reading →

Baby cards are so fun to make and lucky for me I have several friends having babies this summer. I made this card for a friend to give to one of her friends having a little girl. I love working with bright colors, pink and turquoise seems to be one of my most used combinations.

I used the New Arrival cartridge for the Cricut to cut out the baby outfit and hanger. I’m not sure if you can tell from the picture but I used a pop dot on the top of the outfit to give it a little dimension.

Stamps: On the Mend (Lawn Fawn)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Other: Gel pens (Hobby Lobby)

Welcome to my adventure into the blog world. I’ve been wanting to start a blog for about two years and finally ran out of excuses of why I couldn’t do it!

My first card is a Thank you card dedicated to all the wonderful blogs out there that has inspired me and helped me become a better papercrafter. This card uses a stamp set by one of my favorite stamp companies, Papertrey Ink.